Hoʻokumu ʻia ke ʻano o ka ʻohi lepo pahu kānana i kekahi mau mea nui: paipu inlet ea, paipu exhaust, kino pahu, hopper lehu, mea hoʻomaʻemaʻe lepo, mea hoʻoheheʻe ʻana, ka pā hoʻohele ea kahe, ka pahu kānana a me ka mana uila.Hana pū kēia mau ʻāpana me ka maʻalahi e hāʻawi i ka lawe ʻana i ka lepo maikaʻi loa.Mālama ka ʻauwaʻa komo i ka holo mālie o ka ea i loko o ka ʻohi lepo, ʻoiai ke hoʻopau maikaʻi ʻia ka ea maʻemaʻe mai ka ʻōnaehana.Hāʻawi ka pahu a me ka hopper i kahi paʻa paʻa no ka ʻohi lepo, e hōʻoiaʻiʻo ʻaʻole e pakele ka lepo a i ʻole ka ʻōpala i ka wā o ka hana.ʻO ka ʻāpana hoʻoheheʻe lepo e hōʻoia i ka hana ʻana o ka ʻohi lepo i ka hana kiʻekiʻe i kona ola lawelawe.Hoʻopau ka ʻāpana hoʻomaʻemaʻe lepo i ka ea i hoʻopaʻa ʻia ma luna o ka pahu kānana, e wehe i nā lepo i koe a hōʻoia i ka hana mau.